For Immediate Release
September 21, 2009
Prescribed Fire and Managed Fire Update
Flagstaff, AZ – Fire managers are planning prescribed fires in the following projects on Tuesday, September 22. All prescribed fire activity is dependent on personnel availability, weather – including ventilation conditions, and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).
For Tuesday, September 22:
Woody Ridge Project – Approximately 615 acres located southwest of Flagstaff off Woody Mountain Road. Forecast winds from the north are expected to disperse smoke to the southwest. Fire crews plan to continue ignition on this project through Thursday.
Fire crews on the Mogollon Rim District are managing the lightning-caused Bow Fire, about 15 miles south of Mormon Lake, west of Forest Highway 3 near Mahan Park. This fire has treated approximately 550 acres for forest resource benefits. Crews have conducted ignitions along the southern perimeter to limit the fire’s spread.
The public can obtain prescribed fire information via the following:
Prescribed Fire Hotline: 928-226-4607
Coconino National Forest Website: www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino
o Click on the Prescribed Fire Link to the right of the page
Sign-up to receive regular email notifications: http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription
o Choose “Southwestern Region”
Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CoconinoNF_Fire
Inciweb: www.inciweb.org/incident/1889/
Local Ranger Stations: Peaks Ranger District (Flagstaff), 928-526-0866; Red Rock Ranger District (Sedona) 928-203-2900; Mogollon Rim Ranger District (Blue Ridge) 928-477-2255
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Karen Malis-Clark
Public Affairs, Conservation Education
Coconino National Forest
1824 S. Thompson St.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-2529
Phone 928-527-3492 Fax 928-527-3491
email kmclark@xxxxxxxxx
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